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Blue Grass Stockyards (Saturday) Market Report, Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 3, 2026

223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $352.53/cwt -8.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,611/hd at 457 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 223 258 152
Feeder cattle 164 192 131
Slaughter cattle 41 36 13
Replacement cattle 18 30 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Saturday: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 447.50 $447.50 $940 —
425 425 1 392.00 $392.00 $1,666 —
455–485 479 7 387.00–400.00 $398.12 $1,907 —
545 545 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,057 -6.34
572 572 5 379.00 $379.00 $2,168 -16.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,332 —
460 460 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,495 -45.00
500–540 525 3 280.00–340.00 $316.03 $1,659 —
635 635 2 341.00 $341.00 $2,165 —
655 655 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,103 -22.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 340.00–377.50 $358.75 $1,112 -39.25
377 377 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,433 -2.50
400–432 417 7 340.00–367.50 $356.08 $1,485 -10.23
450–458 457 18 320.00–356.00 $352.53 $1,611 -8.51
525–545 534 8 300.00–345.00 $334.33 $1,785 -17.08
570 value added 570 3 329.00 $329.00 $1,875 —
600 600 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,962 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,287 -40.00
400 400 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,420 -7.57
515–545 530 2 310.00–315.00 $312.57 $1,657 -10.39
610–615 613 2 275.00–303.00 $289.06 $1,772 +5.53
755 755 1 287.00 $287.00 $2,167 —
800 800 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,880 —
860 860 1 268.00 $268.00 $2,305 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 331.00 $331.00 $1,572 —
500–520 510 2 310.00–340.00 $325.29 $1,659 —
550 550 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,705 -15.53
665 665 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,062 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 2 229.00 $229.00 $2,588 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,250 +90.00
315 315 1 451.00 $451.00 $1,421 +46.84
385–390 388 2 401.00–410.00 $405.47 $1,573 +5.47
460–492 481 3 360.00–375.00 $370.22 $1,781 -32.28
505 505 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,818 -6.99
565–598 592 6 333.00–357.50 $337.91 $2,000 -9.09
610 610 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,958 -6.00
667 667 3 317.00 $317.00 $2,114 —
720–730 723 3 293.00–302.00 $296.03 $2,140 -8.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,491 —
420 420 1 343.00 $343.00 $1,441 -27.00
455–470 463 2 270.00–340.00 $304.43 $1,410 -75.57
510–525 518 2 327.00–331.00 $329.03 $1,704 -34.59
555–595 573 5 285.00–342.50 $309.59 $1,774 -4.64
610–630 615 4 265.00–329.00 $294.79 $1,813 +14.79
655–670 663 2 287.00–297.00 $292.06 $1,936 —
845 845 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,112 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,378 —
455 455 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,774 -4.27
505 505 2 330.00–355.00 $342.50 $1,730 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1240 1100 80-85% 2 103.00–117.00 $110.89 $1,220 —
1055–1530 1294 80-85% 21 119.00–157.00 $131.30 $1,699 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $752 —
1060–1065 1063 85-90% 2 111.00–114.00 $112.50 $1,196 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,862 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,252 —
1345 1345 1 209.00 $209.00 $2,811 —
1905–1940 1923 2 180.00–196.00 $187.93 $3,614 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
1040–1430 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,850.00–2,975.00 $2,443.18
1240–1275 1258 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,425.00–2,850.00 $2,640.46
1225–1365 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,150.00–2,750.00 $2,466.22
1295 1295 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00
1390–1460 1425 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,875.00–2,125.00 $2,003.07
1480 1480 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,975.00 $2,975.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 200.00 $200.00 $764 —
582 582 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,746 -39.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.